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PTO/SB/05 (12/97) 
Approved for use through 09/30/00. OMB 0651-0032 I- 



Patent and Trademark Office: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 



UTILITY 


Attorney Docket No, 


47171-00268 


Total Pages 


148 fc^ 


PATENT APPLICATION 


First Named inventor or Application indentifer 




TRANSMITTAL 




Lars R. Strom me et al. 




(Only for new nonprovisional applications under 37 CFR 1 53(b)) 


Express Mail Labei No. 


EL566135979US 


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APPLICATION ELEMENTS 

See MPEP chapter 600 concerning utility patent application contents. 



ADDRESS TO: 



Assistant Commissioner for Patents 
Box Patent Application 
Washington, DC 20231 



1. l2Sl Fee Transmittal Form 

(Submit an original, and a duplicate for fee processing) 

2. S Specification [Total Pages 99 ] 

(preferred arrangement set forth below) 

- Descriptive title of the Invention 

- Cross References to Related Applications 

- Statement Regarding Fed sponsored R&D Invention 

- Reference to Microfiche Appendix 

- Background of the Invention 

!! - Brief Summary of the Invention 

2 - Brief Description of the Drawings (if filed) 

1 - Detailed Description 

^ - Claim(s) 

=: - Abstract of the Disclosure 

% □ Formal Drawing(s) (35 USC 113) [Total Sheets 0] 
Oath or Declaration [Total Pages 4 ] 

a. □ Unexecuted (original or copy) 

<] Copy from a prior application (37 CFR 



6. □ Microfiche Computer Program (Appendix) 

7. Nucleotide and/or Amino Acid Sequence Submission 

(if applicable, all necessary) 

a. □ Computer Readable Copy 

b. O Paper Copy (identical to computer copy) 

c. O Statement verifying identity of above copies 



"1.63(d)) 



(for continuation/divisional with Box 17 completed) 

[Note Box 5 below] 
i. ^ DELETION OF INVENTOR(S) 

Signed statement attached deleting 
inventor(s) named in the prior application, 
see 37 CFR 1 .63(d)(2) and 1 .33(b). 
Incorporation By Reference (useable if Box 4b is checked) 
The entire disclosure of the prior application, from which a 
copy of the oath or declaration is supplied under Box 4b, is 
considered as being part of the disclosure of the 
accompanying application and is hereby incorporated by 
reference therein. 



Accompanying Application Parts 



10. 

11. 

12. 
13. 



□ 
□ 



8. □ Assignment Papers (cover sheet & document(s)) 

9. □ 37 CFR 3.73(b) Statement □ Power 
of Attorney 

(when there is an assignee) 

English Translation Document {if applicable) 
Information Disclosure □ Copies of IDS 

Statement (IDS)/PTO-1449 Citations 
Preliminary Amendment 
Return Receipt Postcard (MPEP 503) 
(Should be specifically itemized) 
Small Entity □ Statement filed in prior 
application, 

Statement(s) Status still proper and desired 

15. □ Certified Copy of Priority Document(s) 

(if foreign priority is claimed) 

1 6. ^ Oth er . Ch eck in. the a mpu nt of $4^302,00, 

..37CFR.§1..63(dl(21 Statement 



14. □ 



17. If a CONTINUING APPLICATION, check appropriate box 
[3 Continuation □ Divisional □ Continuation 



and supply the requisite information: 

-in-part (CIP) of prior application No: 08/864.423 



18. CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS 



I I Customer Number or Bar Code Label 



(Insert Customer No. or Attach barcode label here) 



or CH New correspondence address below 



NAME 




ADDRESS 



j/nkens &"gilchrist 



1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 3200 



CITY 



Dallas 



STATE 



TX 



ZIP CODE 75202 



COUNTRY 



U.S.A. 



TELEPHONE 



312.744.0090 



FAX 



312.755.4489 



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Burden Hour Statement: This form is estimated to take 0.2 hours to complete. Time will vary depending upon the needs of the individual case. Any comments on 
the amount of time you are required to complete this form should be sent to the Chief Information Officer. Patent and Trademark Office, Washington, DC 20231 . DO 
NOT SEND FEES OR COMPLETED FORMS TO THIS ADDRESS. SEND TO: Assistant Commissioner for Patents, Box CPA, Washington, DC 20231 . 



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PTO/SB/17 (12/98) 
Approved for use through 09/30/2000. OMB 0651-0032 
Patent and Trademark Office: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. 



FEE TRANSMITTAL 
for FY 2000 

Patent fees are subject to annual revision. 
Small Entity payments must be supported by a small entity statement, 
otherwise large entity fees must be paid. See Forms PTO/SB/09-12. 



Complete if Known 



Application Number 



Filing Date 



First Named Inventor 



Examiner Name 



Group /Art Unit 



Unassigned 



June 29, 2000 



Lars R. Stromme et at. 



Unknown 



Unknown 



TOTAL AMOUNT OF PAYMENT 



($) 4,302.00 



Attorney Docket Number 



47171-00268 



METHOD OF PAYMENT (check one) 



FEE CALCULATION (continued) 



1 . rj The Commissioner is hereby authorized to charge indicated fees 

and credit any over payments to: 
Deposit 10-0447/47171-00268 



3. ADDITIONAL FEES 



Account 
Number 

Deposit 
Account 
Name 



Jenkens & Gilchrist 



Charge Any Additional Fee Required 
Under 37 CFR 1.16 and 1.17 



2. |^ Payment Enclosed: 

^ Check □ Money Order □ Other 



Large 

Fee 

Code 
105 
127 

139 
147 

112 



Entity 
Fee 
($) 

130 
50 

130 
2,520 

920' 



Small 

Fee 

Code 
205 
227 

139 
147 



Entity 
Fee 
<*) 

65 
25 

130 
2,520 



112 920 



113 1,840' 113 1,840 



FEE CALCULATION 



115 



110 



215 



55 



1. BASIC FILING FEE 



Large Entity 


Small Entity 






Fee Fee 


Fee 


Fee 


Fee Description 




Code {$) 


Code 


($) 




Fee Paid 


101 690 


201 


380 


Utility filing fee 


690.00 


106 310 


206 


155 


Design filing fee 




107 480 


207 


240 


Plant filing fee 




108 760 


208 


380 


Reissue filing fee 




114 150 


214 


75 


Provisional filing fee 
SUBTOTAL (1) 


($> 690.00 



116 380 



117 870 



2 EXTRA CLAIM FEES 

Extra Claims 



Fee from 
below 



Fee Paid 



Total Claims 


173-20 =** 


153 


X 18.00 = 2,754.00 


Independent 
Claims 


14-3=" 


11 


X 78.00 = 858.00 


Multiple Dependent 






**or number previously paid, if greater; For Reissues, see below 


Large Entity 


Small Entity 




Fee Fee 
Code ($) 


Fee 
Code 


Fee 
($) 


Fee Description 


103 18 


203 


9 


Claims in excess of 20 


102 78 


202 


39 


Independent claims in excess of 3 


104 260 


204 


130 


Multiple dependent claim, if not paid 


109 78 


209 


39 


"Reissue independent claims 
over original patent 


110 18 


210 


9 


"Reissue claims in excess of 20 
and over original patent 



118 
128 

119 
120 

121 

138 

140 
141 
142 
143 
144 
122 
123 



1,360 
1,850 

300 
300 

260 
1,510 

110 
1,210 
1,210 
430 
580 
130 
50 



216 190 



217 435 



218 680 



228 925 



219 
220 

221 
138 

240 
241 
242 
243 
244 
122 
123 



150 
150 

130 
1,510 

55 
605 
605 
215 
290 
130 

50 



126 240 



126 240 



581 



40 



581 



40 



146 760 



149 760 



246 380 



249 380 



Fee Description Fee Paid 

Surcharge - late filing fee or oath 
Surcharge - late provisional filing 
or cover sheet. 
Non-English specification 
For filing a request for 
reexamination 

Requesting publication of SIR 
prior to Examiner action 
Requesting publication of SIR 
after Examiner action 
Extension for response 
within first month 
Extension for response 
within second month 
Extension for response 
within third month 
Extension for response 
within fourth month 
Extension for response 
within fifth month 
Notice of Appeal 
Filing a brief in support 
of an appeal 
Request for oral hearing 
Petition to institute a public 
use proceeding 
Petition to revive - unavoidable 
Petition to revive - unintentional 
Utility issue fee (or reissue) 
Design issue fee 
Plant issue fee 

Petitions to the Commissioner 
Petitions related to provisional 
applications 

Submission of Information 

Disclosure Stmt 

Recording each patent 

assignment per property (times 

number of properties) 

Filing a submission after final 

rejection (37 CFR 1.129(a)) 

For each additional invention 

to be examined (37 CFR 1 .129(b)) 



SUBTOTAL (2) 



($) 3,612.00 



Other fee (specify) 
Other fee (specify) 



SUBTOTAL (3) 



Reduced by Basic Filing Fee Paid 



SUBMITTED BY 


Complete (if applicable) 


Typed or Printed Name 


John C-Gtetz „ # , j . 


Req. Number I 41,774 


Signature 




Date 


June 29, 2000 


Deposit AccL User ID 


10-0447/47171-00268 



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PATENT 



IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 



In Re U.S. Continuation Application of: 

Lars R. Stromme et al. 
Serial No.: Unknown 



Filed: 



June 29, 2000 



Title: "Method And Apparatus For 
Document Processing" 



Attorney Docket No. 47171 -00268 

Group Art Unit: Unknown 
Examiner: Unknown 



CERTIFICATE OF MAILING 

I hereby certify that this correspondence is being deposited 
with the United States Postal Service as First Class Mai!, 
ostage prepaid, in an envelope addressed to the ASSISTANT 
)MMISStONER FOR PATENTS, Washington, D.C. 
2*231, on Junk 29,*2000J 




37 CFR 31.63(d)(2) STATEMENT 

Assistant Commissioner for Patents 
Washington, DC 20231 

The Applicants respectfully request the deletion of the following individuals from the 
continuation application: Matthew L. Anderson, Robert J. Klein and Heinz W. Schreiter. The 
remaining six individuals are the inventors of the invention claimed herein. The Applicants have 
attached the original Declaration from Serial No. 08/864,423 as Exhibit 1. 

The Applicants do not believe there are any fees associated with this Statement. 
However, the Commissioner is hereby authorized to charge Deposit Account No. 10-0447 (Order 
No. 47171-00268) for any additional fees that may be required, except for the issue fee. 

Respectfully submitted,. 

Date: June 29, 2000 

Johnp/Gatz 
Reg. No. 41,774 
JENKENS & GILCHRIST 
1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 3200 
Dallas, Texas 75202-2799 
(312)744-0090 




Attorney for Applicants 



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